Critical Reception
| Professional reviews | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmovie | |
| Filmcritic.com | |
| Filmsite.org | (favorable) |
| The New York Times | (favorable) |
| Rotten Tomatoes | (100%) |
| Variety | (mixed) |
Queen Christina turned out a success, gathering numerous positive reviews. Critic Mordaunt Hall, writing for The New York Times, gave the film a positive review and liked the screenplay, calling the dialogue "a bright and smooth piece of writing" and referred to Mamoulian's direction as "entrancing". Positive opinions came also from Modern Screen's Walter Ramsey proclaiming it a "triumph for Garbo", and a reviewer of Photoplay, who acclaimed Garbo's "glorious reappearance". However, a mixed review from Variety found the script "lethargic". Contemporary critics gave Queen Christina positive reviews. Currently, it has a 100% "Fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on twelve reviews.
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